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Northern Rivers · Accidents

Accidents, 1903

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Accident at a Bicycle Race. Five Riders Injured

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 8

The bicycle races held on the Eastern Oval at Ballarat were marred by a painful accident which happened in the third heat of the Ballarat. Wheel Race. When…

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The Drowning Fatality

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 January 1903 · page 4

As briefly stated in Saturday's issue, on New Year's morning a sad drowning fatality occurred at the western approach to the South Arm. ferry at Coraki. Coraki HERALD has the…

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Magisterial Inquiries. Drowning Case at Coraki

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 8

ON Saturday afternoon last, at the Coraki Court house, before Mr. F. G. Adrian, District Coroner, an inquiry was held touching the death of Robert Creighton, who was…

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Sad Shooting Fatality

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 2

A TRAGIC shooting accident occurred at Tenterfield last Thursday, between 1 and 2 o'clock, whereby Mrs. Jane McKerihan, wife of Mr. John…

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Two Youths Drowned in Victoria. Gallant Rescue of Another

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 3

A DROWNING accident happened at Frankston Victoria recently involving the death of Herbert Laver, aged 18, and Herbert Sissons, aged 19. The deceased lads with…

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The Fidal Wave in the South Seas. 400 People Drowned in the Paumoragrove

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 March 1903 · page 5

THE Chilian warship General Baquodano, which arrived at Sydney on Thursday from Valparaiso, via several of the South Sea Islands, brought additional news respecting…

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Famous Mines Found by Accident

Northern Star · Saturday 21 March 1903 · page 6

ACCIDENT plays quite a considerable part in the disecovery of mineral deposits. Many exacrples are on record. The Freiburg mines, in Saxony, were…

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Serious Accident

Northern Star · Wednesday 29 April 1903 · page 5

THE R. R. 'Times' says a buggy accident with serious results happened at Rons on Thursday to Mrs MoMallen, sen., of Pimlico, and her daughter-in-law, Mrs. M…

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Accidental Discovery of Stolen Gold Plates

Northern Star · Wednesday 29 April 1903 · page 2

A SENSATION"AL experience, which led to the discovory of supposed stolen property befel a little girl, Louisa Fuotril, at Kalgoorlie, last Thursday morning. In…

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Serious Coach Accident

Northern Star · Saturday 30 May 1903 · page 4

A SERIOUS accident happened to a special co[?] of Mr. M'Intosh's coming from Casino to Lismore on Thursday night. The coach, which contained six passengers and the driver, left…

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Serious Coach Accident

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1903 · page 2

A SERIOUS accident happened to a special couch of Mr. M'Intosh's coming from Casino to Lismore on Thursday night. The coach, which contained six…

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Drowning Case at Rose Bay. Some Strange Evidence

Northern Star · Wednesday 3 June 1903 · page 5

A MAGISTERLAL inquiry was held in Sydney relative to the death of a boy, James Turley, lately residing with his parents at Woollahra. The body of the boy, who had…

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Fatal Accident

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 26 June 1903 · page 7

Quite a gloom was cast over the whole district on Saturday on the sad intelligence becoming known that Mr. Fred. Seccombe, second eldest son of…

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Fatal Accident at Wollongbar. Coroner's Inquiry

Northern Star · Saturday 27 June 1903 · page 2

As inquiry was held at Wollongbar on Saturday afternoon last by the District Coroner, Mr. F. G. Adrian, P M., touching the death of John Frederick Seacombe, 24 years of [?]age,…

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A Terrible Accident

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 28 August 1903 · page 5

A SHOCKING accident occurred on Monday night to a man named Denis Hannan at the Illawarra Company's wharf, on beard the steamer Borunda. Hannan…

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Steamer Collision—sinking of the Osprey

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 25 September 1903 · page 4

ON Wednesday evening last, while proceeding from Coraki to Ballina, the N.C.S.N. Co's. river steamer Osprey came into collision with Mr. C. Hodgson's stern wheeler Trial, deeply laden with…

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Accident in a Circus. Death of an Acrobat

Northern Star · Wednesday 30 September 1903 · page 6

WHILE the two brothers Archibald and and Robert Moratto (acrobats) were giving their performance on the horizontal bar in Messrs. Fitzgerald Brothers' Circus at…

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Found Drowned

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 31 October 1903 · page 7

R. Be [?] employed on the [?] the Tweel River bridge. discovered the body of a man [?] in the dream on Monday…

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Re Pier Accident. To the Editor of the Byron Bay Record

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 31 October 1903 · page 8

SIR.—Permit me through your valuable columns to say a few words re the above. It seems that some gentleman (?) wishes to make out…

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Boy Drowned Through Misstatement of Another Boy

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 November 1903 · page 5

Charles Beatton, aged 6½, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Billington, of Quarryroad, Rydo, was drowned in what is known as Ellis' Waterhole. With others, he was…

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